the comedian eddie large, best known for the double act little and large, has died at the age of 78. been strong enough to fight coronavirus. eddie large — along with syd little — won opportunity knocks in the 1970s, and the pair went on to have their own hit television show in the 1980s. we're all being encouraged to join another co—ordinated round of applause this evening, at 8.00, to show support for nhs staff and other key workers. last thursday, millions of people across the uk stood on doorsteps, balconies, orat theirwindow. this week, people are being asked to clap for other critical workers as well, such as pharmacists and supermarket staff. john maguire reports. applause when under attack by an invisible foe, determined to drive us apart, we come together. applause car horns honk we're constantly told that these are unprecedented times but, day after day, nhs staff are prepared to step up. 0ur role, a job for each and every one of us, is to support them. # too many broken hearts in the world # too many dreams can be broken in two.# bagpipes play when this is all over and don

in the daily mirror, eddie's heart wasn't strong enough to fight the virus, this is eddie large, picturedhas died at the age of 78 -- eddie little, who has died at the age of 78 —— eddie large. he did have an underlying heart problem, but sadly this virus doesn't discriminate. no, they have been some general trends in the age of the individuals and those with underlying conditions, but increasingly we are hearing more and more cases of people who had none of those conditions whatsoever, and younger and fitter people as well. so i quite agree, it doesn't discriminate. even those who recover from the illness can eventually still be in intensive care and have possibly their health damaged for the future, even if they do survive. so yes, quite right. at the age of 78 as well, but even as sid little said, it is a shock when you lose someone you are so close to. absolutely, and eddie large is a face that many, many people will know. hugely popular in the 19705 and 19805. i think they won a talent 5how and 19805. i think they won a talent show and then they had their own programme for many, many

the comedian eddie large, who's best known for the double act "little and large", has died at the ageted on facebook to say his father had been in hospital with heart failure, and had not been strong enough to fight coronavirus. eddie large — along with syd little — won opportunity knocks in the 1970s — and the pair went on to have their own hit television show in the ‘80s. our top story this lunchtime... senior health officials say they are frustrated by a lack of progress in expanding uk coronavirus testing, after only 2,000 front line nhs workers in england are tested. coming up — inside the factories helping to supply more protective equipment to the nhs. and in sport — talks are continuing on how football can battle the coronavirus, as the premier league's top players are urged to resist wage cuts until they spoken to their union. more than 200,000 people are now known to have the virus in the united states. about 11,500 have died. vice president mike pence has said the country appears to be following a similar trajectory to italy, which has seen the largest number of deaths glob

the comedian eddie large, best known for being part of double act little and large, sadly died from coronavirusn speaking to his wife patsy and son ryan. we didn't ever expect him to get the coronavirus. i mean, we were shocked to find that he had that. i mean, his health wasn't good. i knew our time together wasn't going to be very long. but to end up having that virus, thatjust finished him off. yeah, it was just one too many things, really. it was the last straw, i guess. dad had been suffering with his heart for a long time. and over the years, itjust started to get worse and worse. but at the very end, we still had, as always, that hope that dad was going to be coming home, and then as soon as he was diagnosed with covid—19, he just deteriorated quite quickly. and that was the end, unfortunately. that is almost the trouble with somebody who is a fighter and has fought so long that you cannot think they will ever be beaten, really. i know. i mean, he did fight hard. for most of his life, he's had this illness. trouble with his heart and everything. but 17 years he's had with his donor's hea

the comedian eddie large, best known for the double act "little and large", has died at the age of 78 with heart failure, and had not been strong enough to fight coronavirus. eddie large, along with syd little, won opportunity knocks in the 19705 and the pair went on to have their own hit television show in the 1980s. let's speak to our entertainment correspondent colin paterson. i'm old enough to remember when they we re i'm old enough to remember when they were getting 15 million viewers for their shows each night. they were prime—time saturday entertainment, and 15 million people were tuning in to see their old school, honest brand of humour. never a favourite with the television critics, they we re with the television critics, they were once described as britain's least complicated comic duo but that's also why they were one of the nation's most popular. it was 1978 when morecambe and wise had left the bbc for itv, and little and large is who they went for. it revolved around syd little being the butt of thejokes. around syd little being the butt of the jokes. that's how around sy

today came news of the death of the comedian eddie large.th the virus in hospital. syd little, his comedy partner of 60 years, has said he is devastated. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. for the second week in a row, applause rang out at8 o'clock tonight from homes, along streets, up and down the nation, to show gratitude to nhs workers, britain's carers and key workers, the people who are saving lives and keeping the country going. david sillito reports. applause. felixstowe. cheering and applause. east london. bagpipes. glasgow. pontypridd. applause . leeds. applause for the carers, and also supermarket workers. applause. this is for delivery drivers, shelf stackers, care workers, childminders, refuse workers, eve ryo ne childminders, refuse workers, everyone who is helping to keep the show on the road while we stay at home. people like the grounded airline crews who are now volunteering to offer refreshment and moral support to the nurses and doctors at the whittington hospital. it is lovely how people have come together and working as a team

today came news of the death of comedian eddie large.hospital. his comedy partner of 60 years, syd little, said he was devastated. the world health organisation is deciding whether to update its guidance about face masks to prevent the spread of the virus. new research has suggested that coughs and sneezes may be projected much further than previously thought. 0ur science editor david shukman has more details. the shocking power of a sneeze. but do we know for certain how far it might project coronavirus? that's the question now being assessed and it could change how we respond to the pandemic. according to the world health organization, the infection can be spread to anyone up to eight metre away. —— one metre away. the advice of the british government and many others is that two metres can be considered a safe distance, but research in the united states shows that coughing can project small droplets up to six metres and that sneezing can go even further, up to eight metres. now, there is no definitive proof that coronavirus can be spre

today came news of the death of comedian eddie large.f 60 years, said he was devastated. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. it's never been more important to separate fact from fiction. our reality check correspondent chris morris has been tackling three myths about coronavirus that are being shared online. we're all going to be in this for the long haul and separating fact from fiction is really important. so, here are some more myths you should be aware of. myth number one, lemon juice protects you from covid—19. there have been plenty of claims about things you should eat or drink to thwart coronavirus, and the lemonjuice myth just won't go away. it started with a viral social media post containing advice from a fake chinese scientist. to be clear — lemonjuice is obviously not bad for you. in fact, all fruit and vegetables are essential while nearly all of us have to stay at home. they can help keep you healthy, but they don't stop you getting a virus like this. myth number two, mosquito bites can infect you with the virus. we all know you

sad news of death, comedian eddie large has died from the corrosion virus that would coronavirus. y dad passed away in the early hours of this morning. he had been suffering with heart failure and unfortunately, whilst in hospital, contracted the coronavirus, which his heart was sadly not strong enough to fight." the headlines on bbc news... the british prime minister says coronavirus testing needs to be increased massively after it emerges just 2,000 frontline nhs workers in england have been tested. in spain, a grim landmark as the death toll from coronavirus passes 10,000. another 950 people have died in the past 24 hours. the world health organisation says the the world will reach one million coronavirus cases in the next few days. well, you heard questions being asked there about testing. the francis crick institute is a biomedical research centre in london. its research laboratory had been repurposed so it could carry out covid—19 tests at a rate of 500 a day by next week. earlier i spoke to sir paul nurse, who's the chief executive of the francis crick institute. i asked him

they give the example of eddie large, who sadly died recently.but was this actually because of the virus? this is a really important question because we know that people are dying of this, people who would otherwise not be expected to doubt this year. our prime minister has tha nkfully this year. our prime minister has thankfully recovered but somebody of his age with his prior medical history, as far as we know, it would not be expected to die at his age and for him to be in intensive care and for him to be in intensive care and as ill as he was argued that we are dealing with something which is are dealing with something which is a very serious health threat. that said, there will be people in the equation who captured this and they will succumb to it and equally, if they had caught the flu, they could have succumbed to that as well. it is not as clear as saying a death because of coronavirus is exclusively that. it may be that these are deaths, it sounds bad to say it but some people have said, is it bringing forward the inevitable in some cas

"heroes face test wait" is the headline on the mirror, and there is a picture of the comedian eddie largepapers are picking up on these stories, people are thinking of things to do and one of the things they are doing is replicating scenes. it could be songs 01’ is replicating scenes. it could be songs or whatever it is. this is taking great pieces of art and kind of replicating them at home. i am not familiar with quite a few of these pieces about, but you get the idea. there is the real piece, and a version with a labrador.|j idea. there is the real piece, and a version with a labrador. i prefer the labrador version. this is madonna and child, and someone has done it with their dog. and this one down here, and again, i am sorry, i am notfamiliar down here, and again, i am sorry, i am not familiar with the actual piece of art here. is this napoleon? iam not piece of art here. is this napoleon? i am not familiar with that, and someone i am not familiar with that, and someone has done it with a friend and they are recreating things. they have clearly gone to quite a lot of trouble and effo

large for "inc." shannon pettypiece and eddie is back with me. i have eddie on the phone or with me in some fashion? i do? okay. let me know when i get eddie. i want to finish my conversation about the protests that have occurred about liberating the states because they are not what you think they are. they are not organic protests of people going out. they are funded by conservative groups and they are provoked by the president. let's talk about kimberly. let's talk to kimberly. talk to me about the problem. small businesses are like low wage earners. they are the unsung heroes of the economy. they hire lots of people. they employ half of america and as much as we like them all to have a year's worth of extra cash flow, pretty much none do. >> no. small businesses operate close to the bone. when something like this happens and they are unable to bring in revenue, it is difficult for most of them. one of the problems with this ppe program, loan program that is supposed to help them keep employees on payroll, is because the banks were overwhelmed,

eddie, what is your general outlook here once you get beyond equities at start to connect it with some of the other asset classes. >> a large floating rate bank loan business, so we are in close contact with our counterparts in both the bank loan and high-yield areas. the interesting to look at treasury market and see if very depressed area of interest rate. the bond market telling you there could be things to concerned about. when you get into individual stockpicking, individual industry selection. i think for the rally to continue in a meaningful way, you will have to see value stocks participate more meaningfully -- more meaningfully. you will need to see participation from that part of the market for this to continue, i believe. scarlet: interesting. not just value stocks but also small caps. what is the case to perhaps start looking at small caps as an area that is underappreciated and undervalued by the market. like small caps a lot but we think you have to be very selective. even before the recent troubles, roughly one third of the russell index, one third of those companies were not making a profit is bite being 10